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The theory that Francis Bacon was, in the main, the author of "Shakespeare's plays," has now been for fifty years before the learned world. Its advocates have met with less support than they had reason to expect. Their methods, their logic, and their hypotheses closely resemble... Read Full Overview

CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
I: The Baconian and Anti-Willian Positions
II: The "Silence" about Shakespeare
III: That Impossible He--The Schooling of Shakespeare
IV: Mr Collins on Shakespeare's Learning
V: Shakespeare, Genius, and Society... Read Full Overview

Shakespeare, Bacon and the Great Unknown is a book written by Andrew Lang that explores the theory that William Shakespeare did not actually write the plays attributed to him. Lang delves into the idea that the true author of the plays was actually Sir Francis Bacon, a prominent... Read Full Overview

Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a prolific Scots man of letters, a poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales. As a journalist, poet, critic and historian, he soon made a reputation as one of the... Read Full Overview

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"Shakespeare Bacon and the Great Unknown" from Andrew Lang. Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology (1844-1912).

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Shakespeare, Bacon and the Great Unknown is a classic Shakespeare studies text by Andrew Lang. The theory that Francis Bacon was, in the main, the author of "Shakespeare's plays," has now been for fifty years before the learned world. Its advocates have met with less support... Read Full Overview

Short blurb from the introduction: The theory that Francis Bacon was in the main the author of "Shakespeare's plays" has now been for fifty years before the learned world. Its advocates have met with less support than they had reason to expect.

Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 - 20 July 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang was... Read Full Overview